Top Stories of the Day // December 31, 2015

Debian Creator Ian Murdock Dead At 42 | Facebook’s Controversial Free Basics Program Shuts Down In Egypt | The 5 Best Mid-Range Phones Of 2015 | Slack’s New TV Commercial Is Adorable And Effective | DJ Khaled On Technology, Entrepreneurship And Snapchatting His Keys To Success | Samsung Gets Wacky With A Belt Called WELT And Other Oddities | T-Mobile CEO Discusses Consolidation Rumors, His Predictions For Tech In 2016 |

DAILY THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31 2015 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | John Biggs Debian Creator Ian Murdock Dead At 42 Ian Murdock – the ‘ian’ in Debian – was found dead at his home in San Francisco on Monday. The cause is yet unknown. Murdock was an... Read More… Catherine Shu Facebook’s Controversial Free Basics Program Shuts Down In Egypt Free Basics, a Facebook program that gives free access to certain Internet services, has been shut down in Egypt. The news comes the week after India's... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT Announcing The 9th Annual Crunchies Finalists Take a peek below at the full list of finalists for each award category. Make sure you get your tickets today! Learn More… CRUNCH NETWORK | Jeremy Cai Yixin The 5 Best Mid-Range Phones Of 2015 When it comes to phones, the word "flagship" was tossed around a lot in 2015. We saw it get attached to devices that are priced at the midrange, as well as... Read More… Drew Olanoff Slack’s New TV Commercial Is Adorable And Effective If you're in the tech world, then you know exactly what Slack is and does. As you eke outside of our little techosphere, however, you might get some puzzled... Read More… Fitz Tepper DJ Khaled On Technology, Entrepreneurship And Snapchatting His Keys To Success If I told you that the hottest person on social media right now is a rap producer telling fans that eating egg whites and drinking a gallon of water a day is... Read More… Jordan Crook Samsung Gets Wacky With A Belt Called WELT And Other Oddities CES is a bit like the auto shows of yesteryear, back when carmakers simply came to flex their muscles and show what they were capable of, as opposed to... Read More… Lucas Matney T-Mobile CEO Discusses Consolidation Rumors, His Predictions For Tech In 2016 As the latest year of the future folds into the next, the most bombastic/annoying/entertaining of CEOs sets his gaze on the technologies that will define the... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Engineering Manager, Target Corporation Posted: December 30 Agile Coach , Target Corporation Posted: December 30 Cyber Threat Intelligence Strategic Analyst, Cyber Security Remote work opportunity, Target Corporation Posted: December 30 SEE MORE JOBS ON CRUNCHBOARD Post your tech jobs and reach millions of TechCrunch readers for only $200 per month If you do not want to receive this email or you would like to update your preferences click here. 410 Townsend Street, San Francisco, CA 94107 © 2016 AOL Inc. All rights reserved.   Privacy Policy   Terms of Service